Sulky-plow



(No Model.) 2Sheets-Shee1b 1. 'W. HEMME. Sulky Plow.

Patented Dec. 21; 1880.

N.PETERS. PHOfO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASIHINGTON, D C.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. W. HE M M E.

Sulky. Plow. No. 235,767. Patented Dec. 21,1880.

".PETERS. PHuTmuTHoGRAPuER, WASHINGTON. D. c.

iclwrrna States Patent @nrree.

WILLIAM HEMME, OF MICHIGAN VALLEY, KANSAS.

SULKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,767, dated December21, 1880,

Application filed August 7,1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM HEMME, ofMichigan .Valley, in the county of Osage and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in wheeled plows; and. itconsists in the arrangement and combination of parts, that will be morefully described hereinafter, whereby a cheap, simple, and effectivesulky-plowis produced.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of myinvention, taken from one side. Fig. 2is a similar view taken from the opposite side. Fig. 3 is a rear view.Fig. 4 is a plan view.

A represents the axle, which is made of the same size its whole length,so that all of the parts attached to it can be slipped off at one end byloosening the screws or clamps which hold them in position. The innerend of this axle is turned downward at right angles, and has secured toit a plate or disk, B, and pivoted in the lowerend of this turned-downportion is the cranked hand-lever G. This lever G has its lower endturned outward, so as to 'form the spindle for the wheel which runs inthe furrow. As the lower end of this lever is bent in the shape shown,it is evident'that by moving the lever back and forth the wheel can beraised and lowered to any desired ex tent, so as to have both wheelsruuupon a level, or so that this furrow-wheel willbe much lower than theother. -This lever C also has a plate, D, secured to its inner side, andthis plate B bears against the one D, and serves to keep the leverstraight in all of its movements.

The tongue G is secured to the inner end of the axlejust at that pointwhere itis turned downward, and in close proximity with thefurrow-wheel, and secured to the under side of this tongue Gr is acrossbar, H. Secured to the outer end of this cross-bar is the guide andkeeper I, upon which the lever 0 moves. As this keeper is provided witha number of perforations, and the lever is provided with a springcatchfor catching in the perforations, it is evident that this lever,carrying the furrow-wheel, can be secured in any desired position. Thiscross-bar H is provided with a number of holes, whereby it can beadjusted to different positions; and secured to its inner end is anotherguide or keeper, L, upon which the lever N, also provided with aspring-catch, moves back and forth. This lever is secured at its lowerend to the hinge O, that passes over the axle A, and is held in positionby means of suitable collars and set-screws. To the rear end of thishinge is pivoted the U- shaped holder P, through which the plowbeam Qpasses. Inside of this U shaped piece are one or more shortclamping-bolts, 2, by means of which the plow-beam is rigidly secured inposition.

By moving the lever N back and forth upon its keeper the plow can beraised above and lowered to the earth, as may be desired.

Secured to the under side of the tongue, at a suitable distanceinadvance of the cros bar H, and extending around to the left-hand endof the axle A, is the brace B, which serves not only to brace andstrengthen the machine, but has the front end of the plow secured to it,and forms a support for the bar upon which the seat rests. The rod S, towhich the front end of the plow-beam is secured, has a series ofperforations through it, and has its upper end secured to this brace,which brace also has a series of perforations through it, so that theplow may be adjusted from side to side, as may be desired.

By making the hinge in which the rear end of the plow-beam is held andthe rod S adjustable, the plow can be moved near to the furrow-wheel orover toward the middle of the frame, as may be desired, and when theplow is moved up or down the rod S swings back and forth, so as to keepthe beam about level.

The rod T, upon which the seat is supported, has its front end clampedto this brace and its rear end clamped to the axle, and as both of theseclamps are made removable the seat can be adjusted back and forth tosuit the position of the plow.

Secured to the front end of the plow is a suitable slotted holdingdevice, U, up through which the vertical shank or .stem of the revolving colter V passes. This shank has a in which the plow beam Qisclamped by means suitable set-screw passing through one of the of thebolts 2, the supporting-rod S, and brace slots into its side, and whichset-screw serves R, the beam being adjustable laterally upon not only tohold the eolter in position, but to the axle, substantially as shown.

5 regulate the distance to which the eolter shall In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing I 15 i turn from side to side. have hereunto set myhand.

Having thus described my invention, I WILLIAM HEMME. claim- Witnesses Ina sulky-plow, the combination of the axle W. S. JONES,

10 A, the lever N, hinge 0, U-shaped holder P, I M. N. INGERSOLL.

